From dave at brondsema.net Thu Jul 5 16:55:02 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Thu Jul 5 16:53:25 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] traditional media - press releases Message-ID: <468D5AA6.2070404@brondsema.net> Should we contact traditional media outlets (e.g. woodtv, grpress)? We could simply send our press release to their email addresses. Or maybe send a more personal email presenting BarCamp as a possible story to cover. -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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And she will generally just be hanging around the conference, able to help with registration, answering Googley questions, etc. And I'm pretty sure keeping an eye out for recruits (she's a recruiter). -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 888 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/200707= 05/514b161b/signature.pgp From dan at envoisolutions.com Fri Jul 6 11:56:28 2007 From: dan at envoisolutions.com (Dan Diephouse) Date: Fri Jul 6 11:54:49 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] traditional media - press releases In-Reply-To: <468D5AA6.2070404@brondsema.net> References: <468D5AA6.2070404@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <7b774c950707060856i3fa16144r83370dc2e66d3afb@mail.gmail.com> I have a friend who often covers events for the press. I'll give her a ring this weekend and see what she says... On 7/5/07, Dave Brondsema wrote: > > > Should we contact traditional media outlets (e.g. woodtv, grpress)? We > could simply send our press release to their email addresses. Or maybe > send a more personal email presenting BarCamp as a possible story to > cover. > > -- > Dave Brondsema > Software Developer > Cornerstone University > > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > > > -- = Dan Diephouse Envoi Solutions http://envoisolutions.com | http://netzooid.com/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/2007070= 6/d886cc67/attachment.htm From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 10 08:41:58 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 10 08:40:25 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] google update In-Reply-To: <468D5B9E.7050602@brondsema.net> References: <468D5B9E.7050602@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <46934656.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> > I believe both are expecting a 1 hour slot. Let me know soon > if we think 2 google-hours is too much. I've got no problem with 2 hours. They're on the same playing field as everyone else as far as presentation time. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Tue Jul 10 12:08:53 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Tue Jul 10 12:24:27 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] google update In-Reply-To: <46934656.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <46934656.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <107698c9fcc0effabb8d5efe00f27c33@brondsema.net> I had thought most presentations were going to be 1/2 hour each. We're at 28 registrations, plus 2 google presenters and 1 google event staff. Looking good! :D Kyle, can you email Steve Poling back in regards to his registration comments about staying overnight? I don't know exactly what he's thinking but I don't feel like addressing it while on vacation :) On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:41:58 -0400, "Kyle Adams" wrote: >> I believe both are expecting a 1 hour slot. Let me know soon >> if we think 2 google-hours is too much. > > I've got no problem with 2 hours. They're on the same playing field as > everyone else as far as presentation time. > > Kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 10 12:38:49 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 10 12:37:15 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] google update In-Reply-To: <107698c9fcc0effabb8d5efe00f27c33@brondsema.net> References: <46934656.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <107698c9fcc0effabb8d5efe00f27c33@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <46937DD9.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> > I had thought most presentations were going to be 1/2 hour each. Hmm... now I can't remember. Did we do 1/2 hour or 1 hour last year? I know our schedule says 1/2 hour but I'm not sure what we actually ended up doing when the day arrived. Either way, I'm fine with one hour presentations. I'm pretty sure we had some longer ones last year. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Tue Jul 10 19:51:36 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Tue Jul 10 19:49:53 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] tshirt order Message-ID: <222bc39dbd2594aa9819b45c575cefed@brondsema.net> The tshirt order has been placed by google, to be shipped to me (at work). We ordered this, extrapolating from the existing registrants' sizes: Women's S: 1 Men's S: 2 Men's M: 9 Men's L: 12 Men's XL: 17 Men's XXL: 9 Total: 50 -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From carlushenry at sagetech-llc.com Wed Jul 11 08:53:02 2007 From: carlushenry at sagetech-llc.com (Carlus Henry) Date: Wed Jul 11 08:51:21 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Marketing Ideas: Meetup Message-ID: Hey Barcamp Organizers, First, let me tell you how excited I am about the upcoming event. I had a blast last year, and I am expecting an even greater time this year. I just received my weekly email of all the Meetups local to Grand Rapids, and I was wondering if this might be an effective tool to get more of the word out for the upcoming BarCamp event. Meetup , is just a social networking service that brings people together with a common interest. I hope all of the planning is going well. Take Care, -- = Carlus Henry SageTech L.L.C. www.sagetech-llc.com | http://jdcarlflip.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/2007071= 1/f0c191e6/attachment.htm From dave at brondsema.net Wed Jul 11 12:52:50 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Wed Jul 11 13:22:36 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Marketing Ideas: Meetup In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the idea, Carlus! Do you know if you can do one-time events on Meetup? The only ones I've used it for are for recurring (e.g. monthly get-togethers). We have posted BarCampGrandRapids2 event info on upcoming.org, eventful.com and some other event-based sites too. On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:53:02 -0400, "Carlus Henry" wrote: > Hey Barcamp Organizers, > > First, let me tell you how excited I am about the upcoming event. I had a > blast last year, and I am expecting an even greater time this year. > > I just received my weekly email of all the Meetups local to Grand Rapids, > and I was wondering if this might be an effective tool to get more of the > word out for the upcoming BarCamp event. Meetup , > is just a social networking service that brings people together with a > common interest. > > I hope all of the planning is going well. > > Take Care, > > -- > Carlus Henry > SageTech L.L.C. > www.sagetech-llc.com | http://jdcarlflip.blogspot.com/ -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From carlushenry at sagetech-llc.com Wed Jul 11 13:48:40 2007 From: carlushenry at sagetech-llc.com (Carlus Henry) Date: Wed Jul 11 13:47:01 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Marketing Ideas: Meetup In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <469517F8.2010203@sagetech-llc.com> U2tpcHBlZCBjb250ZW50IG9mIHR5cGUgbXVsdGlwYXJ0L2FsdGVybmF0aXZlLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t LS0gbmV4dCBwYXJ0IC0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tCkEgbm9uLXRleHQgYXR0YWNobWVudCB3YXMgc2Ny dWJiZWQuLi4KTmFtZTogY2FybHVzaGVucnkudmNmClR5cGU6IHRleHQveC12Y2FyZApTaXplOiAx MzkgYnl0ZXMKRGVzYzogbm90IGF2YWlsYWJsZQpVcmwgOiBodHRwOi8vd3d3LmdyLWp1Zy5vcmcv cGlwZXJtYWlsL2JhcmNhbXAtb3JnYW5pemVycy9hdHRhY2htZW50cy8yMDA3MDcxMS8yOTk1N2Zk YS9jYXJsdXNoZW5yeS52Y2YK From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Wed Jul 11 15:03:59 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Wed Jul 11 15:02:28 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Marketing Ideas: Meetup In-Reply-To: <469517F8.2010203@sagetech-llc.com> References: <469517F8.2010203@sagetech-llc.com> Message-ID: <4694F15E.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> >>> On 7/11/2007 at 1:48 PM, Carlus Henry wrote: > Unless of course, they have reoccurring BarCamps....which would be cool. We're dangerously close to being a reoccurring event, but I'm not sure we could have a set date (i.e. third weekend in July each year). That would largely depend on Calvin... Would we need a set date for Meetup? Kyle From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Wed Jul 11 15:12:22 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Wed Jul 11 15:10:50 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System Message-ID: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Hey all, One of our attendees has volunteered the use of his DJ stereo system, complete with PA-type speakers and a mic. I'm not really sure how we might use something like that, but I thought I'd put it out there and see if anyone can come up with a creative idea. Dan, did they use anything like this at the Chicago BarCamp? If so, how? It sounds like he typically uses it at outdoor events (he even has a canopy to pitch over the whole setup). Last year BarCamp was primarily indoors... Kyle From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Wed Jul 11 15:17:04 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Wed Jul 11 15:15:35 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] BarCamp Chicago Message-ID: <4694F46F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Hey Dan, I'm a little late on this one, but... how was BarCamp Chicago? Anything we could pick up and use for the Grand Rapids edition? http://netzooid.com/blog/2007/06/23/barcampchicago/ Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Wed Jul 11 21:21:18 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Wed Jul 11 21:19:40 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System In-Reply-To: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: Maybe music during meals? Except that we'll be talking. We're at 30+ registrations but still not enough to need a PA system. All I can think of is music during chill time in the evening, after the bar, while working on code/presentations. Probably not really worth it.. at least I wouldn't expend the energy to bring a stereo system myself. On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:12:22 -0400, "Kyle Adams" wrote: > Hey all, > > One of our attendees has volunteered the use of his DJ stereo system, > complete with PA-type speakers and a mic. I'm not really sure how we might > use something like that, but I thought I'd put it out there and see if > anyone can come up with a creative idea. Dan, did they use anything like > this at the Chicago BarCamp? If so, how? > > It sounds like he typically uses it at outdoor events (he even has a > canopy to pitch over the whole setup). Last year BarCamp was primarily > indoors... > > Kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From jeff at demaagd.com Wed Jul 11 22:14:14 2007 From: jeff at demaagd.com (Jeff DeMaagd) Date: Wed Jul 11 22:12:45 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System In-Reply-To: References: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <46958E76.70704@demaagd.com> Music tastes vary so much anyway. I'm sure each of us have preferences as to what we wouldn't want to hear even as faint background music. Even if it were a good idea, I think a DJ/PA rig is overkill. The closest thing I can think of to make this useful is that it might make audio recording easy. I'm not sure if that's going to be worth it either. I did record video last year, but I'm not interested in trying again, unless there is a video recorder available to us that records straight to MP4/m4v and upload while still on-site. I don't think it would matter who would do it, recording to DV/HDV would probably mean that it just wouldn't get finished (again). It's not hard to do, but it's way too easy to procrastinate. I think I did most of the work, but had run into trouble with the uploading. Jeff Dave Brondsema wrote: > Maybe music during meals? Except that we'll be talking. We're at 30+ > registrations but still not enough to need a PA system. All I can think of > is music during chill time in the evening, after the bar, while working on > code/presentations. Probably not really worth it.. at least I wouldn't > expend the energy to bring a stereo system myself. > From cdubois at n-vint.com Thu Jul 12 10:34:49 2007 From: cdubois at n-vint.com (Casey DuBois) Date: Thu Jul 12 10:33:05 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System In-Reply-To: <46958E76.70704@demaagd.com> References: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <46958E76.70704@demaagd.com> Message-ID: <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BE9D38@NVMBX01.nvint.local> Yes with only 30+ there should not be a need for the system but if things change just let me know and I'll bring it. I have a DV camera and tripod if you decide to record the event. Casey -----Original Message----- From: Jeff DeMaagd [mailto:jeff@demaagd.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:14 PM To: BarCamp Organizers Subject: Re: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System Music tastes vary so much anyway. I'm sure each of us have preferences as to what we wouldn't want to hear even as faint background music. Even if it were a good idea, I think a DJ/PA rig is overkill. The closest thing I can think of to make this useful is that it might make audio recording easy. I'm not sure if that's going to be worth it either. I did record video last year, but I'm not interested in trying again, unless there is a video recorder available to us that records straight to MP4/m4v and upload while still on-site. I don't think it would matter who would do it, recording to DV/HDV would probably mean that it just wouldn't get finished (again). It's not hard to do, but it's way too easy to procrastinate. I think I did most of the work, but had run into trouble with the uploading. Jeff Dave Brondsema wrote: > Maybe music during meals? Except that we'll be talking. We're at 30+ > registrations but still not enough to need a PA system. All I can think of > is music during chill time in the evening, after the bar, while working on > code/presentations. Probably not really worth it.. at least I wouldn't > expend the energy to bring a stereo system myself. > _______________________________________________ Barcamp-organizers mailing list Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers From dan at envoisolutions.com Thu Jul 12 16:19:56 2007 From: dan at envoisolutions.com (Dan Diephouse) Date: Thu Jul 12 16:18:14 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Sound System In-Reply-To: <46958E76.70704@demaagd.com> References: <4694F355.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <46958E76.70704@demaagd.com> Message-ID: <7b774c950707121319x7454a29ay2ffbc0f5b09e2c25@mail.gmail.com> Yeah, I would tend agree that at the moment a PA is overkill. They had one at ChicagoBarCamp, but there were a ton of people and everyone was busy drinking/talking as well... :-) - Dan On 7/11/07, Jeff DeMaagd wrote: > > > Music tastes vary so much anyway. I'm sure each of us have preferences > as to what we wouldn't want to hear even as faint background music. > Even if it were a good idea, I think a DJ/PA rig is overkill. > > The closest thing I can think of to make this useful is that it might > make audio recording easy. I'm not sure if that's going to be worth it > either. > > I did record video last year, but I'm not interested in trying again, > unless there is a video recorder available to us that records straight > to MP4/m4v and upload while still on-site. I don't think it would > matter who would do it, recording to DV/HDV would probably mean that it > just wouldn't get finished (again). It's not hard to do, but it's way > too easy to procrastinate. I think I did most of the work, but had run > into trouble with the uploading. > > Jeff > > > Dave Brondsema wrote: > > Maybe music during meals? Except that we'll be talking. We're at 30+ > > registrations but still not enough to need a PA system. All I can think > of > > is music during chill time in the evening, after the bar, while working > on > > code/presentations. Probably not really worth it.. at least I wouldn't > > expend the energy to bring a stereo system myself. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > -- = Dan Diephouse Envoi Solutions http://envoisolutions.com | http://netzooid.com/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/2007071= 2/31e275dc/attachment.htm From dan at envoisolutions.com Thu Jul 12 18:02:22 2007 From: dan at envoisolutions.com (Dan Diephouse) Date: Thu Jul 12 18:00:42 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] BarCamp Chicago In-Reply-To: <4694F46F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <4694F46F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <7b774c950707121502l2e5b7734ue8c716883fbc815e@mail.gmail.com> It was real good actually. I only stayed for about 5 hours, but I enjoyed it. - Someone did a talk on the trend towards personalization in everything. Along the way he talked about desktop fabrication which was really interesting to me - There was a great talk on making your business work for you instead of just working away for the nebulous goal of making money. He said, fig= ure out what you want to do, and then go make however much money you need to= do it. (i.e. travel south america for 6 months) - There was a whole lot of beer: http://flickr.com/photos/44124326277@N01/602897101/ I don't know how much we have to learn from them, it seemed roughly the same thing. Just a lot more people - which makes a big difference. I really enjoyed going to it, and will probably contemplate going again next year! - Dan On 7/11/07, Kyle Adams wrote: > > Hey Dan, > > I'm a little late on this one, but... how was BarCamp Chicago? Anything > we could pick up and use for the Grand Rapids edition? > > http://netzooid.com/blog/2007/06/23/barcampchicago/ > > Kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > -- = Dan Diephouse Envoi Solutions http://envoisolutions.com | http://netzooid.com/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/2007071= 2/234ac44a/attachment.htm From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Fri Jul 13 08:34:34 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Fri Jul 13 08:33:04 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] BarCamp Chicago In-Reply-To: <7b774c950707121502l2e5b7734ue8c716883fbc815e@mail.gmail.com> References: <4694F46F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <7b774c950707121502l2e5b7734ue8c716883fbc815e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4697391A.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> > I don't know how much we have to learn from them, it seemed roughly the same > thing. Just a lot more people - which makes a big difference. Well that's good. Since we really had no idea what we were doing last year (and only an inkling this year) it's nice to we're in the ballpark for the BarCamp experience. Gotta keep working on that getting more people part... > I really enjoyed going to it, and will probably contemplate going again next > year! +1 - here's hoping I'll be able to make it as well. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Fri Jul 13 19:26:27 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Fri Jul 13 19:24:43 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] draft: BarCamp this weekend! Message-ID: <57f721f2f5cae1651f13c74fdc6967c4@brondsema.net> Here's an email draft to send to the barcamp@ list (30+ registrants, plus registrants from last year). Let me know what you think. ~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~( Hey BarCampers! BarCampGrandRapids2 begins this Friday at 5-6pm! See the schedule details at http://barcamp.org/BarCampGrandRapids2Schedule If you want to sleep over at Calvin College, bring a sleeping bag and pad and we can crash in one of the classrooms. We won't have access to showers. Google is coming! We have been working with Google to have two Google employees come and give presentations. I believe they are a Java developer and a Linux sysadmin, from Mountain View. Keep telling your friends about BarCamp. It's never too late to register --- and you can come even if you didn't register. Some people may want to carpool, if they're coming from farther away. If that's you, reply (on this list) to let people know where you're coming from. Then ride-sharers can email in private to work out the details. -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From dan at envoisolutions.com Sat Jul 14 14:44:10 2007 From: dan at envoisolutions.com (Dan Diephouse) Date: Sat Jul 14 14:42:43 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] draft: BarCamp this weekend! In-Reply-To: <57f721f2f5cae1651f13c74fdc6967c4@brondsema.net> References: <57f721f2f5cae1651f13c74fdc6967c4@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <7b774c950707141144w3237e34eq80cb38360474e584@mail.gmail.com> Looks good to me! On 7/13/07, Dave Brondsema wrote: > > > Here's an email draft to send to the barcamp@ list (30+ registrants, plus > registrants from last year). Let me know what you think. > > ~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~(~( > > Hey BarCampers! > > BarCampGrandRapids2 begins this Friday at 5-6pm! See the schedule details > at http://barcamp.org/BarCampGrandRapids2Schedule If you want to sleep > over at Calvin College, bring a sleeping bag and pad and we can crash in > one of the classrooms. We won't have access to showers. > > Google is coming! We have been working with Google to have two Google > employees come and give presentations. I believe they are a Java > developer > and a Linux sysadmin, from Mountain View. > > Keep telling your friends about BarCamp. It's never too late to register > --- and you can come even if you didn't register. > > Some people may want to carpool, if they're coming from farther away. If > that's you, reply (on this list) to let people know where you're coming > from. Then ride-sharers can email in private to work out the details. > > -- > Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net > http://www.brondsema.net : personal > http://www.splike.com : programming > <>< > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > -- = Dan Diephouse Envoi Solutions http://envoisolutions.com | http://netzooid.com/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/2007071= 4/f7a98147/attachment.htm From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Mon Jul 16 09:51:59 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Mon Jul 16 09:50:29 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] draft: BarCamp this weekend! In-Reply-To: <57f721f2f5cae1651f13c74fdc6967c4@brondsema.net> References: <57f721f2f5cae1651f13c74fdc6967c4@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <469B3FBF.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> - We won't have access to showers. + Unfortunately we won't have access to showers. - It's never too late to register --- and you can come even if you didn't register. + It's never too late to register--and you can come even if you didn't register. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Mon Jul 16 10:40:58 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Mon Jul 16 10:39:16 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] google swag Message-ID: <469B837A.4050303@brondsema.net> I've received the Google swag: 50 Google-branded pens and notebooks Tshirts (paid for by Google) should be on their way. -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 888 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://www.gr-jug.org/pipermail/barcamp-organizers/attachments/200707= 16/fda5e9c5/signature.pgp From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 17 10:00:22 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 17 09:58:45 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> Message-ID: <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> I'll be sending this e-mail out to the list of registrants who have volunteered to help out with the event. Edit away... (be sure to think if there are any volunteer tasks I've missed) There are some details I'm still finalizing: getting GFS' permission to use the whiteboards and obtaining a registration table. But I'd like to get this e-mail out by noon today (and I should have heard one or the other from GFS by then). Thanks, Kyle ====== First off, thanks for volunteering! We live and die on everyone's willingness to pitch in. Second off, here's a list of things we need help with. If you're able to help out with one or more, just let me know. 1) Several vehicles with cargo space (trucks, vans); we need them for - food pickup from a GFS marketplace store on Friday around 5 PM - pickup (Fri) and return (Sat) three standalone whiteboards (approx. 3' wide x 6' high x 2' deep) from GFS 2) Some people willing to man the registration table at 5 PM; they'll be responsible for passing out t-shirts, badges, and giving people initial directions (socialize until 6, dinner from 6 to 7). There will be some initial setup to get the registration table in place so it would be nice if everyone could be at Calvin by 4:45 PM. 3) Some people willing to put up signage around Calvin's campus directing folks to BarCamp. As with #1 above, it would be nice if you could be at Calvin around 4:45 PM. 4) Some volunteers to setup the BarCamp wireless network. For all of those who volunteered to bring networking equipment: bring it on in. We'll try to put as much of it to use as possible. And yes, you should get everything back at the end. 5) Some people willing to stick around after BarCamp to help cleanup from 4:30 until 5:30. Cleanup includes: - Dealing with any leftover food - Removing signage - Putting any moved furniture back in place - Basically making it look like we were never there From cdubois at n-vint.com Tue Jul 17 10:04:34 2007 From: cdubois at n-vint.com (Casey DuBois) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:02:44 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft In-Reply-To: <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BEA029@NVMBX01.nvint.local> Hi all, I can take #1 I have a Step Van (size of a UPS truck) and should be able to get all the food in 1 load. Let me know what and where. Casey -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Adams [mailto:Kyle.Adams@gfs.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:00 AM To: barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft I'll be sending this e-mail out to the list of registrants who have volunteered to help out with the event. Edit away... (be sure to think if there are any volunteer tasks I've missed) There are some details I'm still finalizing: getting GFS' permission to use the whiteboards and obtaining a registration table. But I'd like to get this e-mail out by noon today (and I should have heard one or the other from GFS by then). Thanks, Kyle ====== First off, thanks for volunteering! We live and die on everyone's willingness to pitch in. Second off, here's a list of things we need help with. If you're able to help out with one or more, just let me know. 1) Several vehicles with cargo space (trucks, vans); we need them for - food pickup from a GFS marketplace store on Friday around 5 PM - pickup (Fri) and return (Sat) three standalone whiteboards (approx. 3' wide x 6' high x 2' deep) from GFS 2) Some people willing to man the registration table at 5 PM; they'll be responsible for passing out t-shirts, badges, and giving people initial directions (socialize until 6, dinner from 6 to 7). There will be some initial setup to get the registration table in place so it would be nice if everyone could be at Calvin by 4:45 PM. 3) Some people willing to put up signage around Calvin's campus directing folks to BarCamp. As with #1 above, it would be nice if you could be at Calvin around 4:45 PM. 4) Some volunteers to setup the BarCamp wireless network. For all of those who volunteered to bring networking equipment: bring it on in. We'll try to put as much of it to use as possible. And yes, you should get everything back at the end. 5) Some people willing to stick around after BarCamp to help cleanup from 4:30 until 5:30. Cleanup includes: - Dealing with any leftover food - Removing signage - Putting any moved furniture back in place - Basically making it look like we were never there _______________________________________________ Barcamp-organizers mailing list Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 17 10:08:31 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:06:54 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Conference Badges Message-ID: <469C951F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> I've uploaded the Word doc for the conference badges: http://barcamp.org/f/barcampgrandrapids2-badges.doc In order to view it properly, you'll need to download and install the RoadGeek fonts: http://www.triskele.com/roadgeek-fonts/ As an aside, I checked with the RoadGeek fonts creator and got his permission to use the Series D font for our use. The badge is based on Mike Davidson's design: http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/04/building-a-better-conference-badge I'm using Avery's Hanging Name Badges kit to print up the badges: http://urlx.org/avery.com/0e00f Let me know what you think before I start printing these suckers up. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Tue Jul 17 10:31:18 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:29:35 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft In-Reply-To: <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <469CD2B6.1010800@brondsema.net> Looks good to me. We'll also want someone who can bring a printer, for on-the-spot namebadge printing. Back on 5/4, Jeff DeMaagd offered "a Brother label printer. It too won't print color but it is small, very fast, efficient and convenient" for sizes 2.43" x 4". Would that work for us? Scissors, too, for cutting Kyle Adams wrote: > I'll be sending this e-mail out to the list of registrants who have volun= teered to help out with the event. Edit away... (be sure to think if there= are any volunteer tasks I've missed) > = > There are some details I'm still finalizing: getting GFS' permission to u= se the whiteboards and obtaining a registration table. But I'd like to get= this e-mail out by noon today (and I should have heard one or the other fr= om GFS by then). > = > Thanks, > Kyle > = > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > = > First off, thanks for volunteering! We live and die on everyone's willin= gness to pitch in. > = > Second off, here's a list of things we need help with. If you're able to= help out with one or more, just let me know. > = > 1) Several vehicles with cargo space (trucks, vans); we need them for > - food pickup from a GFS marketplace store on Friday around 5 PM > - pickup (Fri) and return (Sat) three standalone whiteboards (approx. 3= ' wide x 6' high x 2' deep) from GFS > = > 2) Some people willing to man the registration table at 5 PM; they'll be = responsible for passing out t-shirts, badges, and giving people initial dir= ections (socialize until 6, dinner from 6 to 7). There will be some initia= l setup to get the registration table in place so it would be nice if every= one could be at Calvin by 4:45 PM. > = > 3) Some people willing to put up signage around Calvin's campus directing= folks to BarCamp. As with #1 above, it would be nice if you could be at C= alvin around 4:45 PM. > = > 4) Some volunteers to setup the BarCamp wireless network. For all of tho= se who volunteered to bring networking equipment: bring it on in. We'll tr= y to put as much of it to use as possible. And yes, you should get everyth= ing back at the end. > = > 5) Some people willing to stick around after BarCamp to help cleanup from= 4:30 until 5:30. Cleanup includes: > - Dealing with any leftover food > - Removing signage > - Putting any moved furniture back in place > - Basically making it look like we were never there > = > = > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > = -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kyle Adams wrote: > I've uploaded the Word doc for the conference badges: > = > http://barcamp.org/f/barcampgrandrapids2-badges.doc > = > In order to view it properly, you'll need to download and install the Roa= dGeek fonts: > = > http://www.triskele.com/roadgeek-fonts/ > = > As an aside, I checked with the RoadGeek fonts creator and got his permis= sion to use the Series D font for our use. > = > The badge is based on Mike Davidson's design: > = > http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/04/building-a-better-conf= erence-badge > = > I'm using Avery's Hanging Name Badges kit to print up the badges: > = > http://urlx.org/avery.com/0e00f > = > Let me know what you think before I start printing these suckers up. = > = > Kyle > = > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > = -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I will get the names of the other Googlers so we can print > badges for them, too. > = > Kyle Adams wrote: >> I've uploaded the Word doc for the conference badges: >> >> http://barcamp.org/f/barcampgrandrapids2-badges.doc >> >> In order to view it properly, you'll need to download and install the Ro= adGeek fonts: >> >> http://www.triskele.com/roadgeek-fonts/ >> >> As an aside, I checked with the RoadGeek fonts creator and got his permi= ssion to use the Series D font for our use. >> >> The badge is based on Mike Davidson's design: >> >> http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2007/04/building-a-better-con= ference-badge >> >> I'm using Avery's Hanging Name Badges kit to print up the badges: >> >> http://urlx.org/avery.com/0e00f >> >> Let me know what you think before I start printing these suckers up. = >> >> Kyle >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Barcamp-organizers mailing list >> Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org >> http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers >> > = > = > = > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > = > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I was going to check with them to see if they'd be willing to be at the registration table to help print up badges. If that doesn't work out, than we can use Jeff's. > Scissors, too, for cutting Cutting? We won't need to do any cutting for the badges. Kyle From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 17 10:50:15 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:48:40 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Conference Badges In-Reply-To: <469CD659.2020709@brondsema.net> References: <469C951F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <469CD589.10709@brondsema.net> <469CD659.2020709@brondsema.net> Message-ID: <469C9EE7.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> > Sidney Miller is the recruiter who will be attending. She just informed > me that the 2nd google presenter won't be able to make it (family > emergency) so we have just one presenter: Matt Alexander (he is > registered -- I talked to him last week) Just out of curiosity, which area of expertise (Java or Linux) will he be presenting on? Kyle From cdubois at n-vint.com Tue Jul 17 10:51:37 2007 From: cdubois at n-vint.com (Casey DuBois) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:49:47 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft In-Reply-To: <469C9E6A.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com><469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <469CD2B6.1010800@brondsema.net> <469C9E6A.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BEA038@NVMBX01.nvint.local> I have an Epson Stylus Photo 870 that I could bring. Casey -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Adams [mailto:Kyle.Adams@gfs.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:48 AM To: BarCamp Organizers Subject: Re: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft > Would that work for us? Possibly as a plan B. The badges I have are 3" x 4", so we wouldn't be able to use them in that printer. The badges can be fed into any normal printer. We had one other person volunteer to bring a printer. I was going to check with them to see if they'd be willing to be at the registration table to help print up badges. If that doesn't work out, than we can use Jeff's. > Scissors, too, for cutting Cutting? We won't need to do any cutting for the badges. Kyle _______________________________________________ Barcamp-organizers mailing list Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers From jeff at demaagd.com Tue Jul 17 11:33:29 2007 From: jeff at demaagd.com (Jeff DeMaagd) Date: Tue Jul 17 11:32:15 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft In-Reply-To: <469C9E6A.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com><469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <469CD2B6.1010800@brondsema.net> <469C9E6A.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <469CE149.2010402@demaagd.com> Kyle Adams wrote: >> Would that work for us? >> > > Possibly as a plan B. The badges I have are 3" x 4", so we wouldn't be able to use them in that printer. The badges can be fed into any normal printer. We had one other person volunteer to bring a printer. I was going to check with them to see if they'd be willing to be at the registration table to help print up badges. > > If that doesn't work out, than we can use Jeff's. Unless OO.o is leaving something out in the conversion, there's not much preventing the use of shorter tags. My label printer does work pretty swiftly, about a second or two for a label. A down side is that they are adhesive labels, not card stock. >> Scissors, too, for cutting >> > > Cutting? We won't need to do any cutting for the badges. > I assumed they all were tear-apart, which should be checked. Jeff From dave at brondsema.net Tue Jul 17 12:14:37 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Tue Jul 17 12:12:53 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Conference Badges In-Reply-To: <469C9EE7.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469C951F.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <469CD589.10709@brondsema.net> <469CD659.2020709@brondsema.net> <469C9EE7.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <469CEAED.90204@brondsema.net> Kyle Adams wrote: >> Sidney Miller is the recruiter who will be attending. She just informed >> me that the 2nd google presenter won't be able to make it (family >> emergency) so we have just one presenter: Matt Alexander (he is >> registered -- I talked to him last week) > = > Just out of curiosity, which area of expertise (Java or Linux) will he be= presenting on? > = Linux -- = Dave Brondsema Software Developer Cornerstone University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Actually the food isn't the big transportation problem (Dave and I handled it all last year between our two compact cars)--it's those whiteboards (assuming I get permission). Would the van be able to transport them? Would you be available to to pick up (Friday) and return (Saturday) them? Thanks, Kyle From cdubois at n-vint.com Tue Jul 17 16:56:23 2007 From: cdubois at n-vint.com (Casey DuBois) Date: Tue Jul 17 16:54:33 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft In-Reply-To: <469CF425.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <469B5DEA02000052000440A6@mail2.gfs.com> <469C933602000052000443E8@mail2.gfs.com> <469C9336.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BEA029@NVMBX01.nvint.local> <469CF425.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BEA0E5@NVMBX01.nvint.local> No problem fitting them in the StepVan and yes I can pick up on Friday and return on Saturday. Casey -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Adams [mailto:Kyle.Adams@gfs.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:54 PM To: BarCamp Organizers Subject: RE: [Barcamp-organizers] Volunteer E-mail Draft >>> On 7/17/2007 at 10:04 AM, Casey DuBois wrote: > I can take #1 > I have a Step Van (size of a UPS truck) and should be able to get all the > food in 1 load. > Let me know what and where. Excellent. Actually the food isn't the big transportation problem (Dave and I handled it all last year between our two compact cars)--it's those whiteboards (assuming I get permission). Would the van be able to transport them? Would you be available to to pick up (Friday) and return (Saturday) them? Thanks, Kyle _______________________________________________ Barcamp-organizers mailing list Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Tue Jul 17 17:13:20 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Tue Jul 17 17:11:49 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Food Message-ID: <469CF8B4.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> http://barcamp.org/BarCampGrandRapids2Food OK, our order is in with Papa John's for Friday night pizzas. I'll be calling Subway tomorrow morning about the subs for Saturday's lunch. I've also turned in our order to the Marketplace store, but I realized later today that the order needs some changing. I'll be finalizing that with the Cascade Marketplace tomorrow. Hopefully all of the food will be finalized by EOD tomorrow. Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Tue Jul 17 20:00:57 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Tue Jul 17 19:59:13 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] schedule board Message-ID: <9a504246b5910a40417ee6ff4a586669@brondsema.net> Kyle talked to me tonight about looking for a place for the schedule board, while I was at Calvin for the GR-JUG meeting. Prof. Adams is going to ask about portable whiteboards or the like, and let us know. Kyle had the idea of a tile-board thing (that works like a whiteboard) from Home Depot. We could rest that on the ledge of the CS office window if it isn't taller than about 3-4 feet (I probably should've measured). If it's quite tall, we could simply stand it on it's end and lean against the wall. Another idea is simply to lay it out on the floor. I think there is enough hallways we could find an empty area not too far from a central hub. -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From dave at brondsema.net Wed Jul 18 08:19:27 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Wed Jul 18 08:17:29 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Conference Party In-Reply-To: <7b774c950706270553o5acfd643r726d49e3a6b0914f@mail.gmail.com> References: <4681A429020000520004180C@mail2.gfs.com> <7b774c950706270553o5acfd643r726d49e3a6b0914f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <469E054F.2040503@brondsema.net> Have you arranged for our friday night party yet, Dan? We have 38 people registered. Last year we had 27 registered; I don't remember exactly how many came to the GRBC Dan Diephouse wrote: > I'm planning on it still. I'll give the GRBC a call again here soon. I > would rather host it somewhere downtown, but thats too far away... :-) > > On 6/26/07, * Kyle Adams* > wrote: > > Dan, just wanted to confirm that Envoi Solutions is sponsoring the > party again this year. Grand Rapids Brewing Company again, or try > some place new? The GRBC seemed to work well last year, so my > inclination is to stick with that. How far in advance do we need to > make reservations? > > Kyle > > _____ > > Kyle Adams | Java Developer | Gordon Food Service | 616-717-6162 > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > > > > > -- > Dan Diephouse > Envoi Solutions > http://envoisolutions.com | http://netzooid.com/blog > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers -- Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< From Kyle.Adams at gfs.com Mon Jul 23 10:39:21 2007 From: Kyle.Adams at gfs.com (Kyle Adams) Date: Mon Jul 23 10:37:47 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] BarCamp Postmortem Message-ID: <46A48559.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Draft below for review... I'd like to send it out to the campers list. ==== Organizing a BarCamp can be nerve-wracking: we're so dependent on the participation of all campers. What if no one shows up? What if no one wants to present? >From that perspective, this weekend was incredible. Not only did we have more people this year over last, but we had tons of help throughout all parts of the conference - setup, the presentations, the informal chats outside of the sessions, and cleanup. I can not thank everyone enough for the various ways that you pitched in and helped make the weekend a success. If you're interested in helping out in some way (no matter how small or big) with next year's BarCamp, we'd encourage you to subscribe to the barcamp-organizers mailing list. Don't worry - subscription doesn't imply obligation :-) http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers On behalf of the BarCamp organizers, Kyle From dave at brondsema.net Mon Jul 23 19:07:03 2007 From: dave at brondsema.net (Dave Brondsema) Date: Mon Jul 23 19:04:42 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] BarCamp Postmortem In-Reply-To: <46A48559.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <46A48559.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <46A53497.9030806@brondsema.net> Kyle Adams wrote: > Draft below for review... I'd like to send it out to the campers list. +1, sans a stray ">" Also, here are few notes on attendance, before my notes get lost: 47 registrants ~30 people present friday night ~25-30 people present during saturday ~5 people came who didn't register > = > =3D=3D=3D=3D > = > Organizing a BarCamp can be nerve-wracking: we're so dependent on the par= ticipation of all campers. What if no one shows up? What if no one wants = to present? > = >>From that perspective, this weekend was incredible. Not only did we have= more people this year over last, but we had tons of help throughout all pa= rts of the conference - setup, the presentations, the informal chats outsid= e of the sessions, and cleanup. > = > I can not thank everyone enough for the various ways that you pitched in= and helped make the weekend a success. > = > If you're interested in helping out in some way (no matter how small or b= ig) with next year's BarCamp, we'd encourage you to subscribe to the barcam= p-organizers mailing list. Don't worry - subscription doesn't imply obliga= tion :-) > = > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > = > On behalf of the BarCamp organizers, > = > Kyle > = > _______________________________________________ > Barcamp-organizers mailing list > Barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org > http://gr-jug.org/mailman/listinfo/barcamp-organizers > = -- = Dave Brondsema : dave@brondsema.net http://www.brondsema.net : personal http://www.splike.com : programming <>< -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Kyle From cdubois at n-vint.com Fri Jul 27 14:24:43 2007 From: cdubois at n-vint.com (Casey DuBois) Date: Fri Jul 27 14:22:51 2007 Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Next Year's Shwag In-Reply-To: <46A9FCA7.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> References: <46A9FCA7.6F65.0052.0@gfs.com> Message-ID: <9F172CF1A5341F4F989A2A1414D5966913BEA674@NVMBX01.nvint.local> I have space to store BarCamp stuff. Just contact me and we can make the arrangements. Casey -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Adams [mailto:Kyle.Adams@gfs.com] Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 2:10 PM To: barcamp-organizers@gr-jug.org Subject: [Barcamp-organizers] Next Year's Shwag OK, I know this is WAY to early for a posting relating to next year, but... We didn't get the GFS shwag ordered in time for the this years, so we just decided to use it for next years. Guess what just arrived? I was wondering if we had some sort of spot to store any BarCamp stuff from year to year. 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